WORLD (PT)

NOTE: When the Idaho Legislature is in session, programming on the Learn/Create and World channels may be pre-empted for live coverage from the House and Senate floors.

2:00 pm

To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
Healthcare Ruling and Health of Women: The Supreme court upheld the Affordable Care Act on Thursday, ruling that the controversial law and its policies such as providing birth control to women cost-free are constitutional. Panelists discuss how the decision will impact women's health. Women and Fertility: A new study reveals that in-vitro fertilization, or IVF, using donated eggs from younger women gives older women the same chance of having a baby as younger women. D

European Journal"Scotland Creeps Towards Independence"
Cyprus: The Russians are Coming - Ten thousand Russians have settled in Cyprus and Moscow is cushioning the ailing Cypriot economy with loans worth billions. That's given rise to concern in the European Union. Scotland: Breaking Away - Scottish nationalists have started a referendum campaign for the country to become an independent sovereign state. D

4:00 pm

Moyers & Company"Confronting The Contradictions of America's Past"
Bill opens this weekend's Moyers & Company (check local listings) with thoughts about the origins and lessons of Independence Day. We should remember, he says, that behind this Fourth of July holiday are human beings, like Thomas Jefferson, who were as flawed and conflicted as they were inspired, who espoused great humanistic ideals while behaving with reprehensible racial discrimination. That conflict -- between what we know and how we live -- is still a struggle in contemporary politics and society. D

5:00 pm

Outdoor Idaho"Borderlands"
Sagebrush plains merge seamlessly into forested mountains in the vast country along the Idaho-Nevada border, where cowboys rule. But cowboys don't have a corner on this lonely corridor west of Highway 93. It's also a great place for people seeking solitude and recreation. They come to float through remote canyons, fish for walleye, or horse pack into a beautiful wilderness area. This is the true Wild West, where the nation's last gold rush took place and also its last stage robbery.G

5:30 pm

Dialogue"Reporters' Roundup"
Marcia Franklin talks with Idaho journalists about the state's top stories.G

6:00 pm

Need to Know
MARIA HINOJOSA ANCHORS. Need to Know examines a successful experimental program in Oakland, CA designed to help the working poor emerge from poverty. The Family Independence Initiative pays people in low income communities to meet regularly and help each other devise solutions to family and financial problems rather than rely on government assistance. D

Queen Victoria's Empire"The Moral Crusade/The Scramble for Africa"
By 1861, Britain is the wealthiest and most powerful nation on earth. However, the death of Prince Albert weakens Victoria, and many of his political ideals fade in importance. David Livingstone's explorations of the African interior fascinate the British public. Parts 3 and 4 of 4G

9:00 pm

Moyers & Company"Confronting The Contradictions of America's Past"
Bill opens this weekend's Moyers & Company (check local listings) with thoughts about the origins and lessons of Independence Day. We should remember, he says, that behind this Fourth of July holiday are human beings, like Thomas Jefferson, who were as flawed and conflicted as they were inspired, who espoused great humanistic ideals while behaving with reprehensible racial discrimination. That conflict -- between what we know and how we live -- is still a struggle in contemporary politics and society. D

Need to Know
MARIA HINOJOSA ANCHORS. Need to Know examines a successful experimental program in Oakland, CA designed to help the working poor emerge from poverty. The Family Independence Initiative pays people in low income communities to meet regularly and help each other devise solutions to family and financial problems rather than rely on government assistance. D